1. Registers of polluted sites in Switzerland
Contaminated sites section
Registers of polluted sites in Switzerland
1st EIONET NRC Soil Ad-hoc Meeting Contaminated Sites and Brownfields , ISPRA
Christoph Reusser, FOEN Switzerland

2. Merging and analysis of the registers

3. Local registers of polluted sites

4. Example of a register: canton of Bern

5. Merging and analysis of the registersZH BE LU UR SZ OW NW GL ZG FR SO BS BL SH AR AI SG GR AG TG TI VD VS NE GE JU
DDPS
OFAC
OFT
„Swiss
Register"
Merging of the registers of 26 cantons and 3 federal authorities
Total: 38‘000 polluted sites at 25 specifications
= ~1 mio specifications

6. Merging and analysis of the registers
Result: «Swiss register of polluted sites»
Local registers
Merge LU VD ZH
DDPS
Etc…

7. Polluted sites in CH Geographic distribution
Total: ~38‘000 polluted sites

8. Polluted sites in CH
Contaminated Sites Ordinance, CSO

9. Polluted sites in CH Main categories of polluted sites
Total: ~38‘000 sites
Industrial sites
Shooting ranges
Disposal sites
Accident sites

10. Polluted sites in CH
Distribution of the polluted sites according to the water protection areas
Used or usable groundwater
No usable groundwater

11. Polluted sites in CH
The different status of the polluted sites (38’000)
«CS»
«PCS»
No Measures necessary
Measures necessary

12. Polluted sites in CH
Estimation of the total surface of the polluted sites:
~225 km2

13. Applied remediation methods
In situ methods + + +

14. A GIS-example…
Dry cleanings in the canton of Zurich (202)

15. Thank you for your attention.
Questions?

16. Standby slides…

17. Basics – registers of polluted sites
Environmental Protection Act, EPA

18. Basics – registers of polluted sites
Contaminated Sites Ordinance, CSO